City planners in China are conducting feasibility studies and initial planning to develop skytrain, an elevated transportation system, in order to ease deteriorating traffic congestion in the urban areas of major cities. The benefits of skytrain include shorter construction period, quiet operation and cheaper construction cost – about one tenth of the cost of metro systems. In addition, since the skytrain runs on elevated viaducts and stations are built above ground, there will be less disruption to the surface landscape. The operation and maintenance costs will be also much lower than a metro system.
The system is being studied and proposed in more than seven cities in China, including Shanghai, Tianjin and Wenzhou.
The system is being studied and proposed in more than seven cities in China, including Shanghai, Tianjin and Wenzhou.
